Meet The McKinneys

I had the opportunity to ring the bell for the Salvation Army this year.  In the past I have done as many of you have.  Pretended that “you gave at the office” or faked a call on your cell phone to avoid the deep, soul searching stare that is followed haunting “Merry Christmas”.  I’ve thought for years, there must be a better way to get money for needy people. All of that changed this year when … Read entire article »

I know it’s been a while.  A long while since I have posted on Meet The McKinneys.  There really has been a lot going on and I probably have several good excuses, but I won’t use any of them.  I’m sorry. Now that it is out of the way I feel better.  Don’t you? Good. Bringing you up to speed with what has happened in the last 6 months would be very difficult to press into one blog post and the better part of 4 hours.  So, I’ll give you the brief of it… bullet points.  I love bullet points. Mom moved up here to Augusta The Banking Industry went into the toilet We started a business called “Charging Rhino” to see if we could do it We went on vacation to St. Thomas We saw Carlos Mencia … Read entire article »

This morning began like many other Saturdays. No coffee, no milk, and nothing to eat in the house. After a the hustling and bustling of a busy, character building week, the last thing you want is to wake up without coffee. For some reason I find delight in not preparing for my favorite time of the week, Saturday mornings. That explains why I found myself zipping over to the nearest grocery store that carries good coffee. The Food Lion grocery store has forever been higher priced than the other national grocery stores, but modest in price next to the specialty stores. They have never been accused of building their clientele based on their customer service skills. They seem to harvest their customers out of convenience … Read entire article »

As cliche’ as the questions is, it was asked of me in my reading. Right now, I have the pleasure of reading John C. Maxwell’s book The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader’s Day. Day by day it asks provoking questions 5 days a week. Today, I am on Day 1 Week 3. It explains that a leader needs 3 things to prepare them: Time to Mature Trials to Strengthen God to Bless As the thought of the day: “It’s not the dream of a lifetime; It’s the dream that takes a lifetime”, resonates in my mind, I think of what my dream is. The last question of the day asks, “Are you willing to pay the price to accomplish your dream? For many people influence me and many people … Read entire article »